Chris Milk Hulburt is a self taught artist working and living with his family in Richmond, Virginia. His bright, evocative work draws on familiar geography, flora, and fauna to convey the unsung magic of small moments and unregistered details. He works primarily in paint on wood, but also makes large scale public commissions, textiles, and sculpture. His work has been shown in galleries in New York, Providence,Virginia and North Carolina, but is largely done on commission for private collections. Musical and iconic, his paintings draw on the stylistic traditions of folk and naive art, imbued with tender humor and haunting poignancy.

Detail of tintype by the wonderful Lisa Elmaleh.

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Greeting cards. Embroidered hankies. Drawings. Paintings. Some available things from the available section of the website. Link in profile. See about it, why not? 🎈

We are drawing and sewing and trying on @ignatius_hats and drinking old fashions. Come say hi, @quirk_gallery, here until 4:00, yo.

Friends, we’ll be @quirk_gallery this Saturday and Sunday, celebrating love with @ignatius_hats and selling some small ‘tings. Come say hello, we would so love to see you. 10:00 a.m.!

When your true love takes you to the country to draw and sew and eat oysters next to the wood stove and there’s a bath, and there’s a cat, and then it’s Monday, and your heart is still a flutter, we’ll, I love you, dear. I love you, dear.

In the going through we arrived a better us. In the going through we remembered the biggest things. In the going through we rinsed our breath of yesteryear, emerging eyes clear and hearts a-hum, hand in hand towards tomorrow.

I miss my wife, though it’s only been hours. I miss the little blonde girl, though she’ll be home tomorrow. And man, I miss this guy. I’m off to ride my bike.